Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.99/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$121.99

119 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$26.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.04

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	474	124.82	591	73
Medium and Large 2	464	120.38	558	30
Small 1-2	388	115.27	447	13thin
Medium and Large 3	387	98.33	380	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.49/cwt here — about $211 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale119 hd

121.99

—

SC average5 barns · 474 hd

117.95

+4.04

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,462	87.87	1,285	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	65.14	977	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	64.55	741	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	886	54.92	487	7thin

Every lot, as filed

96 lots · USDA AMS · Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	54.92/cwt	50.00–63.00	487	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	63.42/cwt	62.00–65.00	960	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,037	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	64.79/cwt	53.00–72.00	746	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	575	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	768	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	131.72/cwt	125.00–137.00	616	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	132.61/cwt	125.00–140.00	548	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	119.45/cwt	115.00–124.00	665	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	123.49/cwt	120.00–129.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	110.05/cwt	106.00–114.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	116.63/cwt	114.00–119.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	558	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	134.65/cwt	132.00–143.00	687	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	144.30/cwt	142.00–146.00	608	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	130.51/cwt	127.00–133.00	747	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.41/cwt	141.00–142.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	119.63/cwt	115.00–125.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	124.56/cwt	119.00–130.00	826	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	1
Bulls	—	—	1,502	99.65/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,497	3
Bulls	—	—	1,403	70.19/cwt	60.00–79.00	985	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	119.49/cwt	117.00–121.00	624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	117.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	120.81/cwt	119.00–122.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	127.14/cwt	125.00–128.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	104.98/cwt	104.00–106.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	124.22/cwt	121.00–127.00	574	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	126.82/cwt	124.00–134.00	534	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	118.66/cwt	115.00–121.00	672	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	123.71/cwt	122.00–126.00	648	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	135.49/cwt	130.00–141.00	489	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	113.77/cwt	110.00–117.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	139.13/cwt	137.50–142.50	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	137.09/cwt	134.00–140.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	706	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	417	122.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	141.18/cwt	139.00–147.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	138.80/cwt	135.00–145.00	455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	130.68/cwt	128.00–133.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	834	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	151.51/cwt	146.00–159.00	573	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.26/cwt	132.00–140.00	718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	157.59/cwt	150.00–165.00	518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	143.43/cwt	139.00–149.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	148.29/cwt	145.00–153.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	135.97/cwt	134.00–137.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	164.85/cwt	160.00–168.00	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	134.49/cwt	132.00–137.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	112.13/cwt	110.00–114.00	538	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	433	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	121.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	571	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	720	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	698	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	701	439.40/cwt	425.00–476.00	3,080	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	680	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,428	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,566	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	549.00/cwt	549.00–549.00	4,557	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	925.23/cwt	900.00–950.00	9,854	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	600	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	223	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	262	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	116.20/cwt	115.00–117.50	381	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	681	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	123.63/cwt	120.00–127.50	383	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	262	129.14/cwt	125.00–132.50	338	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	487	120.65/cwt	119.00–123.00	588	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	880	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	704	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	925	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	912.50/cwt	875.00–950.00	10,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,468	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,548	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	993	619.13/cwt	550.00–650.00	6,148	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	878	826.92/cwt	750.00–900.00	7,260	2

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Mon Jun 8, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 631Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 112Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 29Year ago 42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	886	50.00–63.00	54.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,514	62.00–65.00	63.42
1	—	1,440	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,151	53.00–72.00	64.79
1	—	1,210	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,020	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	93.00–103.00	99.65
2	—	1,403	60.00–79.00	70.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	107.50	107.50
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
2	—	328	115.00–117.50	116.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	133.50	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	139.00–147.00	141.18
4	—	328	135.00–145.00	138.80
3	—	507	128.00–133.00	130.68
3	—	420	133.00–135.00	134.01
2	—	473	133.00	133.00
1	—	675	116.00	116.00
1	—	270	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	604	138.00	138.00
1	—	555	141.00	141.00
1	—	480	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	378	146.00–159.00	151.51
8	—	523	132.00–140.00	137.26
7	—	329	150.00–165.00	157.59
5	—	481	139.00–149.00	143.43
4	—	421	145.00–153.00	148.29
3	—	568	134.00–137.00	135.97
3	—	282	160.00–168.00	164.85
2	—	618	132.00–137.00	134.49
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
1	—	625	109.00	109.00
2	—	310	120.00–127.50	123.63
2	—	515	115.00	115.00
3	—	262	125.00–132.50	129.14
3	—	487	119.00–123.00	120.65
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	115.00–117.00	115.97
5	—	417	120.00–125.00	122.03
3	—	468	120.00–125.00	121.99
2	—	720	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	468	125.00–137.00	131.72
13	—	413	125.00–140.00	132.61
9	—	557	115.00–124.00	119.45
4	—	520	120.00–129.00	123.49
3	—	680	106.00–114.00	110.05
3	—	622	114.00–119.00	116.63
1	—	765	103.00	103.00
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	510	132.00–143.00	134.65
9	—	421	142.00–146.00	144.30
8	—	572	127.00–133.00	130.51
5	—	470	141.00–142.00	141.41
3	—	605	115.00–125.00	119.63
2	—	702	116.00	116.00
2	—	663	119.00–130.00	124.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	117.00	117.00
8	—	522	117.00–121.00	119.49
6	—	473	115.00–120.00	117.71
5	—	434	119.00–122.00	120.81
5	—	379	125.00–128.00	127.14
3	—	332	125.00–130.00	127.51
2	—	630	104.00–106.00	104.98
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
4	—	480	110.00–114.00	112.13
3	—	360	120.00–121.00	120.34
1	—	550	109.00	109.00
2	—	223	115.00–120.00	117.47
2	—	315	115.00–120.00	117.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	100.00	100.00
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
1	—	260	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	462	121.00–127.00	124.22
14	—	421	124.00–134.00	126.82
12	—	566	115.00–121.00	118.66
11	—	524	122.00–126.00	123.71
7	—	361	130.00–141.00	135.49
5	—	621	110.00–117.00	113.77
3	—	282	137.50–142.50	139.13
2	—	335	134.00–140.00	137.09
1	—	660	107.00	107.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	80.00	80.00
1	—	925	73.00	73.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	701	425.00–476.00	439.40
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	357.00	357.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	549.00	549.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	900.00–950.00	925.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	993	550.00–650.00	619.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	878	750.00–900.00	826.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	875.00–950.00	912.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Williamston Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle